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UK Officials Negotiate Sale of Liberty Steel Works to Blastr

4/15/2026

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UK officials are in exclusive negotiations with Blastr, the Norwegian startup owned by Vanir Green Industries, to buy the former Liberty Steel works in South Yorkshire.
The move aims to rescue Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), which has been under official control since August due to insolvency.
Blastr plans to secure financing to operate the SSUK sites, and Charlotte Brumpton-Childs of the GMB union urges due diligence.

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UK officials are in exclusive negotiations with Blastr, the Norwegian startup owned by Vanir Green Industries, to buy the former Liberty Steel works in South Yorkshire.
The move aims to rescue Speciality Steel UK (SSUK), which has been under official control since August due to insolvency.
Blastr plans to secure financing to operate the SSUK sites, and Charlotte Brumpton-Childs of the GMB union urges due diligence.